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Andersia-class

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1) Mobility
Armor is only as effective as the survivability and attritability of radiators and weapons. Since it is neither feasible nor desirable to armor these or field many of them, mobility is the better form of defense.
High mobility is achieved through the use of two independent rocket motor systems with seperate propellants. When the ship is at its heaviest, all motors fire simultaneously to provide strong acceleration. As fuel is consumed, acceleration naturally increases until one motor system will deplete its propellant. This ensures that acceleration remains good throughout the burn time, and G-load does not reach levels lethal to the crew. The crew compartment is also positioned close to the center of mass. This placement is necessary to keep the crew near the ship’s center of mass, which allows for greater maneuverability and agility, as it minimizes the risk of lethal G-loading.

2) Armor and Compartmentalization
Armor is kept minimal, so that it can only defeat single projectiles, for the reasons mentioned above. The armor is only good at resisting laser fire at extreme ranges and damage from close-proximity detonations of low-yield nuclear warheads.
Compartmentalization serves as the primary defense against direct hits from kinetic kill vehicles and missiles. The crew compartment is unfortunately positioned a little close to where the heat signature center is.

3) Countermeasures
Missiles can be engineered to become extreemely survivable, making heat management and countermeasures critical. The lower the ship’s heat signature, the more effectively it can carry and deploy flares in volume.
The cheapest and most effective countermeasure I've found, particularly when controlled by the AI, is pulse flares. When deployed within the irradiance cutoff of an incoming missile, pulse flares reset missile tracking each game tick. This has two outcomes:
- The missile can become “locked”, cycling between two flare sources.
- Statistically, the ship itself is excluded as a target through sorting. I think...


1) Railguns
As railguns can be deadly, but dodged, they are best employed to force enemy ships to expend delta-v, as stationary opponents are easy targets. To maximize this threat, railguns should have both high muzzle velocity and high rate of fire. Concentrating all available power into a single railgun system is more effective than dividing energy among multiple weapon stations.

2) Lasers
Lasers are the most decisive systems in engagements because they cannot be evaded. Ship energy should be prioritized toward laser systems.
For anti-missile defense, there is some debate regarding whether multiple modules should be used to counter ablation-cap, or whether beams should be kept narrow or widened to offset jitter. Personally, I've observed that ablation-cap and jitter is not critical. Instead, laser effectiveness depends primarily on sheer power, particularly against missiles with long, narrow, and sharp profiles.
At steep angles, the laser’s effective contact area increases significantly, requiring greater energy to ablate. With a laser system that is min-maxxed to perfectly ablate a flat surface at a given distance, and has a spot large enough to avoid the jitterbug; these geometries reduce energy transfer and minimize ablation effects, regardless of material limits. Therefore, maximizing laser output and intensity is the most reliable strategy, in my opinion.

3) Missiles
Properly designed missiles can be made highly survivable by maximizing slenderness. Ratios around 20-30:1 in length to diameter are super effective.
Missile effectiveness can also be increased by maximizing delta-v, reducing the window in which they can be shot down. However, excessive velocity can be counterproductive: the faster the missile, the less time it has to make terminal course corrections.
I've opted to use flak warheads in these missiles, as they are much lighter and better at stripping away radiators. Missiles with nuclear handgrenades that detonate inside ships are, of course, also viable. Just easier to avoid, and larger.

4) Drones
Drones can be highly effective, though the AI is pretty bad at using them right.
The included drone is intended for player use. It's great at intercepting lower-priority targets where deploying the main ship isn't needed - such as in the mission “On the Surface of Giants” - or for intercepting incoming missiles preemptively, defeaing them before they intercept the warship.